HAB. Ural, leg. T. Soma, Juni., 1910, et B. HAYATA et S. SASAKI Aug. 

 1912. 



Near Fn<> lucJmensis YATABE (in. Tokyo Bot. Mag. VU. p. 131, t. G.), 

 but differs from it iu having smaller flowers and shorter column. 



The stem is at first afforded with a few thin transparent scales ; but 

 they soon decay and remain fibers on the nodes, then the stem looks like 

 quite naked. 



lone Sasakii HAYATA sp. nov. Epiphytica, rhizomate repente terete, 

 14- mm. in diametro sectiouis, pseudobulbis remotis elongato-ovoideis 1 cm. 

 longis 3-4 mm. latis apice attenuatis basi coutractis 1-foliutis. Folia 

 solitaria oblongo-linearia 5 cm. longa 7 mm. lata, apice rotunda ta, ad 

 centrum, emarginata vel breve 2-lobata, basi attenuate cum bulbis articulata, 

 crassiuscula. Flores racemosi, racemis sub pseudqbulbo paucifloratis 3 cm. 

 longis nodosis, interdodiis 5 mm. longis, ad nodos 1-vaginatis, vaginis in- 

 ferioribus 1 cm. longis, tubuliformibus, superioribus laminatis, laminis apice 

 acuminatis, sub floris siugulis 1-bracteatis, bracteis ovatis 1 cm. longis 5 

 mm. latis apice acuminatis vel acutis basi leviter coutractis, pedicellis (cum 

 ovariis) 1 cm. longis. Flores patentes. Sepala subsequalia elongato-triangul- 

 aria vel elongato-ovata, posticum 10 mm. louguni 44 mm. latum apice acutum 

 vel acumiuatum basi contractum 5-nervium, lateralia angustiora et longiora 

 quam iis posticis, 11 mm. longa 4 mm. lata apice acuminata basi cum pede 

 columnae connata latere superiore basi angularia, (angulis acutis), latere 

 inferiore basi rotundata. Petala elongato-cuspidato-triangularia 7-8 mm. 

 longa, basi latissima 3 mm. lata nou contracta apice lineari-cuspidata, 

 (cuspidibus linearibus crassiusculis) margine inferiore denticulato-ciliata. 

 Labellum cuspidato-rotundatum 5 mm. longum 3 mm. latum apice louge 

 cuspidatura, (cuspidibus linearibus 4 mm. longis), basi abrupte contractum 

 cum pede column* articulatum 3-nervium valde coucavurn l.iasi ad medium 2- 

 lamellato-appendiculatum. Columna fere nulla, basi iu pedem 24 -3 mm. 

 longum productum, pede cum sepalis lateralibus mentum formanti. 



HAB. Mt. Arisau, leg. B. HAYATA et S. SASAKI Jan., 1912. 



Near L intermedia KFNG et PANTLING, in Ann. Koy. Bot. Gard. Calc. 



